Where does “hilir” come from?

hilir (Malay) comes from Classical Malay هيلير, from Proto-Malayic *hilir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiliʀ — to flow downstream.

hilir (Malay): downstream area

Definitions

  1. downstream area

Ancestry of “hilir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayهيلير—
2Proto-Malayic*hilirdownstream
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qiliʀto flow downstream

Words derived from “hilir”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiliʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *hilir →Every word from Classical Malay هيلير →